The Gums vs Wieambilla

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In The Gums, most households are couple families. On these figures, The Gums tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 94/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (5% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

The Gums

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $200/wk)
  • But Wieambilla has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 14%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • The Gums has a shorter drive in (232 min vs 238 min)
  • Wieambilla sits closer to the CBD (315.3 km vs 322.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • The Gums carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 94/100)
  • Wieambilla has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

The Gums

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.8% vs -16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

The Gums and Wieambilla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

The Gums Wieambilla
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

The Gums Wieambilla
Walkability 0 / 0
The Gums — Walkability: 0/100 Wieambilla — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 6
The Gums — Safety: 53/100 Wieambilla — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 70 / 59
The Gums — Low fire risk: 70/100 Wieambilla — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

The Gums has more residents (165 vs 78); Wieambilla rents higher ($200/wk vs $125/wk).

The Gums Wieambilla
Population 165
+53% vs other
 78
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -16.1%
Median age 45 46
Median household income $71,500/yr
+14% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $125/wk $200/wk
+60% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

The Gums Wieambilla
0-4 9.1% / 3.8%
The Gums — 0-4: 9.1% Wieambilla — 0-4: 3.8%
5-14 10.9% / 3.8%
The Gums — 5-14: 10.9% Wieambilla — 5-14: 3.8%
15-19 6.7% / 9.0%
The Gums — 15-19: 6.7% Wieambilla — 15-19: 9.0%
20-24 4.2% / —
The Gums — 20-24: 4.2% Wieambilla — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 9.1% / 7.7%
The Gums — 25-34: 9.1% Wieambilla — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 10.3% / 17.9%
The Gums — 35-44: 10.3% Wieambilla — 35-44: 17.9%
45-54 19.4% / 21.8%
The Gums — 45-54: 19.4% Wieambilla — 45-54: 21.8%
55-64 17.6% / 9.0%
The Gums — 55-64: 17.6% Wieambilla — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 11.5% / 15.4%
The Gums — 65-74: 11.5% Wieambilla — 65-74: 15.4%
75-84 2.4% / 6.4%
The Gums — 75-84: 2.4% Wieambilla — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 1.8% / —
The Gums — 85+: 1.8% Wieambilla — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

The Gums 60.6% couple families
The Gums — Couple Families: 60.6% The Gums — Lone Person: 39.4% The Gums — Group Household: 0.0% The Gums — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wieambilla 37.5% couple families
Wieambilla — Couple Families: 37.5% Wieambilla — Lone Person: 18.8% Wieambilla — Group Household: 25.0% Wieambilla — One Parent Families: 18.8%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

The Gums 13.5% renting
The Gums — Owned Outright: 62.2% The Gums — Mortgage: 24.3% The Gums — Renting: 13.5%
Wieambilla 31.0% renting
Wieambilla — Owned Outright: 58.6% Wieambilla — Mortgage: 10.3% Wieambilla — Renting: 31.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

The Gums 100.0% houses
The Gums — Houses: 100.0%
Wieambilla 100.0% houses
Wieambilla — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

The Gums Wieambilla
Certificate III & IV 9.7% / 16.7%
The Gums — Certificate III & IV: 9.7% Wieambilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 6.4%
The Gums — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Wieambilla — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / —
The Gums — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Wieambilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

Development activity

The Gums Wieambilla
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

The Gums Wieambilla
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 39% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 23% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 6% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD

Liveability

The Gums Wieambilla
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Wieambilla carries more crime risk (94 vs 47); Wieambilla carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 30).

The Gums Wieambilla
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

The Gums Wieambilla
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in The Gums

  • The Gums State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wieambilla

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

The Gums Wieambilla
Parks & reserves 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 4 6

Mobility

The Gums sits further from the CBD (322.5 km vs 315.3 km).

The Gums Wieambilla
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 322.5 km
+2% vs other
 315.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 232 min 238 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
 0.1%
postcode 4413
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
 49
postcode 4413

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

The Gums Wieambilla
Car (driver) 44.2% / 72.0%
The Gums — Car (driver): 44.2% Wieambilla — Car (driver): 72.0%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 12.0%
The Gums — Worked from Home: 42.9% Wieambilla — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) — / 16.0%
The Gums — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wieambilla — Car (passenger): 16.0%
Walked Only 13.0% / —
The Gums — Walked Only: 13.0% Wieambilla — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

The Gums Wieambilla
Elevation 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 312 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

The Gums Wieambilla
Connectivity score 22/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
65 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

The Gums Wieambilla
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

The Gums Wieambilla
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

The Gums Wieambilla
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

The Gums

Rural Young Families

Wieambilla

Rural

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